CRICKET legend Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff weighed in yesterday for his professional boxing debut – and insisted he is ready to rumble.

The 34-year-old, looking toned after months of training, scaled 15st 6lb and said he was keen to finally get in the ring.

The former England Test captain has swapped a cricket bat for a pair of boxing gloves and will find out tonight at the Manchester Arena if he has the potential to embark on what would be an extraordinary new sporting journey in the heavyweight division.

Flintoff, who played 79 Tests and 141 one-day internationals for his country, takes on American Richard Dawson, 23, claiming he has not been knocked down in more than 300 rounds of sparring.

He added: “I’d be lying if I said there weren’t a few nerves, but I’ve been nervous before playing cricket and used it to my advantage.